ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYAmerican West Increasingly Dusty
National Geographic
The American West is becoming an increasingly dusty place: So-called "dust emissions"-including giant dust storms reminiscent of the Dust Bowl era-have increased in the past 17 years, according to a new study.

URBAN ISSUESPittsburgh's Neighborhood Engagement Efforts
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
One aspect of the current PLANPGH comprehensive land use planning process in the City of Pittsburgh is to my way of thinking a good example of how to do neighborhood-based planning as an element of the overall process.

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: El Camino Development Could Help/Hurt
Peninsula Transportation Blog
Menlo Park's new El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan, approved by City Council last summer, envisions greatly enhancing El Camino's role as a place for people in addition to cars...

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Blogosphere: Turn Downtown One Ways into Two Ways
Stockton City Limits
Driving in downtown…

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Blogosphere: US Chamber Calls for Higher Gas Tax
Governing Magazine
The nation's top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to "quit fooling around" with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax...

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Blogosphere: Sharrows are NOT a Bike Plan
Systemic Failure
Once upon a time, sharrows might have seemed like a good idea for special situations. But now they are a way for communities to do "pretend" bike plans. Just stripe a bunch of sharrows on streets and voila! we have a bike network - without having to make messy political compromises on parking and lane removal...

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Blogosphere: Just One Way for BRT in Buenos Aires
Global Site Plans
Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina is a massive metropolis of 14-million people, whose active population commutes, by the millions, daily, towards the main federal district from distances of 53 kms...

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Opinion: Cars, Trains, Political Posturing
New York Times
The transportation bill is vital, providing billions of dollars to states and communities to build and repair roads, ensure bridges are safe and improve mass transit for millions of commuters. It also sustains some 2.9 million jobs, many in the hard-pressed construction industry. ..

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Blogosphere: SF Ready to Commit to True BRT
Transbay Blog
In San Francisco, the…

Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, inaugurated Argentina's first bus rapid transit system today, marking its first day of operation. The system's fruition is the result of a collaboration between the Institute of Transportation Policy and Development (ITDP), the W.J. Clinton Foundation, and the city of Buenos Aires... Read On